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3D CARTOON HEDGEHOG — CHARACTER REFERENCE Create a fully stylized 3D CARTOON HEDGEHOG character designed for a premium animated feature film. MOST IMPORTANT REQUIREMENT THIS MUST LOOK LIKE A 3D CARTOON CHARACTER — NOT A REAL HEDGEHOG. The character must have an unmistakable high-end animated-film aesthetic: charming, expressive, slightly exaggerated, beautifully designed and sculpted by a professional 3D character artist. NOT photorealistic. NOT semi-realistic. NOT a realistic wildlife render. NOT a real animal recreated in CGI. NOT a documentary-style hedgehog. The body, face, proportions, eyes, paws and silhouette must be artistically designed for animation, with appealing cartoon exaggeration. CHARACTER DESIGN A small, adorable but unexpectedly charismatic hedgehog. Compact rounded body with a slightly oversized expressive head, short little legs, tiny stylized paws and a charming rounded belly. The silhouette should be immediately readable and visually appealing. The face is highly expressive: - large expressive cartoon eyes - beautifully shaped eyelids - small rounded black nose - tiny mouth capable of exaggerated comedic expressions - soft rounded cheeks - subtle eyebrow/forehead expression - playful, confident personality The proportions are intentionally stylized and slightly exaggerated for animation. The hedgehog should look cute at first glance, but capable of becoming hilariously intimidating. SPINES The hedgehog has an extremely detailed but STYLIZED CARTOON CGI coat of spines. Hundreds of individually modeled and visually distinguishable quills create a rich, layered surface. The quills have: - varied lengths - natural-looking directional flow - slightly different shapes - layered arrangement - subtle variation in tone - beautifully designed curved and pointed silhouettes The individual spines are clearly visible, but they must still look like high-quality stylized 3D animation geometry, NOT photographic animal quills. The spines should have a sophisticated animated-film design with clean shapes, controlled detail and slightly exaggerated definition. FACE & BODY Soft warm brown cartoon fur around the face, cheeks and paws. The fur is stylized CGI cartoon fur: detailed enough to show texture and tiny individual hair accents, but clearly designed for animation. No photographic fur. The face should have smooth, beautifully sculpted animated surfaces combined with subtle stylized fur texture. COLORS Use rich, juicy, saturated yet natural colors. Deep warm brown, chocolate brown, caramel, warm beige and subtle golden highlights. Strong color separation between the face, body, paws and spines. Colors should feel vibrant, deep, clean and premium rather than dull or muted. PERSONALITY The hedgehog has a mischievous, confident personality. Give the character a subtle "tiny creature with enormous confidence" attitude. The expression should communicate intelligence, cheekiness and comedic self-confidence. He should look like a character who could stand next to a large Doberman and somehow still steal the scene. POSE Full-body character reference, standing naturally on all four tiny paws. Slightly turned three-quarter view toward the camera. Head raised slightly with a confident expression. Tail and body silhouette clearly visible. Clean readable pose suitable for character development and animation production. VISUAL STYLE Premium stylized 3D animation. High-budget theatrical animated feature-film character design. Sophisticated cartoon CGI. Beautiful stylized character sculpting. Smooth polished 3D surfaces. Expressive animated facial design. Clean, appealing shapes. Rich stylized materials. Detailed but unmistakably cartoon proportions. The final result should feel like a hero-quality 3D animated movie character, not a realistic animal. RENDERING Ultra-high-quality stylized CGI render. Extremely clean image. Beautiful cinematic studio lighting. Soft key light with gentle rim lighting. Subtle ambient illumination. High-quality reflections and controlled highlights. Beautiful depth and dimensionality. Crisp details. Premium production-quality rendering. The image should feel polished, expensive and cinematic while remaining 100% clearly stylized 3D CARTOON CGI. BACKGROUND Simple clean neutral studio background. Minimal environment so the character remains the absolute focus. Soft grounding shadow beneath the paws. No realistic outdoor environment. FINAL TARGET A beautiful, sophisticated, unmistakably 3D CARTOON HEDGEHOG CHARACTER from a premium animated feature film — cute, expressive, slightly exaggerated, charismatic and funny, with richly detailed stylized CGI spines, vibrant deep natural colors and a polished high-end animated aesthetic. ABSOLUTELY A 3D CARTOON CHARACTER — NOT PHOTOREALISTIC. NEGATIVE PROMPT photorealistic, hyperrealistic, realistic hedgehog, real animal, wildlife photography, documentary photography, photographic animal, realistic anatomy, realistic animal proportions, realistic fur, photographic fur, photorealistic spines, wildlife render, nature photography, realistic eyes, realistic skin, realistic textures, semi-realistic, ultra-real animal, biological accuracy, documentary style, PBR realism, horror, creepy creature, ugly hedgehog, low detail, low quality, flat lighting, dull colors, desaturated colors, blurry, deformed anatomy